The use of cognitive load theory to assist in the teaching of electrocardiogram interpretation within paramedical science education

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI:10.1111/tct.13759

Marc Gildas Thomas

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Abstract

Background

Paramedics are expected to record electrocardiograms (ECGs) as part of their clinical assessment; however, it is an extremely difficult skill to learn and understand as it has a high intrinsic cognitive load which can also be challenging to teach effectively.

Aims

This article will explore the use of cognitive load theory to assist in the teaching of ECG interpretation within the context of paramedical education.

Description

Cognitive load theory can be useful to aid teaching within complex medical and health science domains including clinical skills teaching.

Conclusions

The application of cognitive load theory to the teaching of ECG interpretation can be useful as it allows for the development of understanding, building schemata linking information currently being learned to knowledge already gained within the long-term memory, which can maximise germane load by the appropriate selection of intrinsic load, minimising extraneous load therefore not overloading the working memory.

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在辅助医疗科学教育中使用认知负荷理论辅助心电图解读教学。

背景：辅助医务人员需要记录心电图（ECG），作为临床评估的一部分；然而，这是一项极难学习和理解的技能，因为它具有很高的内在认知负荷，有效教学也具有挑战性：认知负荷理论可用于辅助复杂的医学和健康科学领域的教学，包括临床技能教学：认知负荷理论在心电图解读教学中的应用非常有用，因为它可以促进理解，建立图式，将当前正在学习的信息与长期记忆中已经获得的知识联系起来，通过适当选择内在负荷，最大限度地提高相关负荷，最大限度地减少外在负荷，从而避免工作记忆超负荷。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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